Are you Tough Enough? Can you Endure? The 6th Annual Badger Mountain Challenge! 15k, 50k, 50 mile & 100 mile events Proceeds benefit the Friends of Badger Mountain, the Washington Trails Association and will also fund a scholarship for a lucky local student! Visit http://www.badgermountainchallenge.com/ to sign up
The plan for this week is to continue working on the Langdon Trail. The work is raking the gravel in from the sides, cutting out the weeds that are trying to make the trail narrower, filling in a few potholes and having a good time. The tools used will be rakes and McLeods. The work […]
The Columbia Basin chapter of the WA Native Plant Society is leading this walk. The walk will meet at the Skyline trail head parking lot just off Dallas Rd. Bring water and a snack. Approximately 2 hrs. Spring weather can sometimes be fickle. Check cbwnps.org or ColumbiaBasinWNPS on Facebook for any updates.
This week US Bank will have a crew out on Wednesday and they welcome any others that want to join them. The plan is to complete getting the Sagebrush Trail ready for the summer. This will be the only work party this week. If you are interesting in taking part, or want to know about […]
Join our friends at Bike Tri-Cities for their Rock the Bike Expo on June 11th at Horse Heaven Hills Park in Kennewick. Free for the community - both hardcore cyclists and children! Enjoy booths from local bike shops, free bike demo's, bike safety courses, bike repair courses, and helmet fitting for kids. For more information, […]
Hike Red Mountain, then relax and sip fine wines with a spectacular view of the valley and vineyards. The plan is to meet at Hedges Winery by 5:00 pm. Starting from the winery Sarah Hedges Goedhart will lead us on a hike up and along the ridge then back down to the winery. The hike […]
Friends, this coming Thursday, 9/22, is the fall equinox, on which the last sunset of summer - or the first sunset of fall - occurs at 6:53 PM. Some of us will be on top of Badger Mountain to celebrate this celestial event and to acknowledge the waning days of too much sunshine and heat. […]
Note: To participate, you must be 2016 member of the Chinook Cycling Club and register for the event. The necessary forms and information are available at ChinookCyclingClub.com. Part of the 2016 Fall Mountain Bike Training Series, the Badger Mountain Time Trial is happening on September 24th. A two stage event, consisting of a hill climb and […]
The Inter-Mountain Alpine Club's Steve Ghan will share stories from adventures he led this summer -- a group of 8 around Glacier Peak and a group of three on a 9 day backpack in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. 6:00 — potluck; 6:30 – presentation.
From WSU Tri-Cities Website: The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Benton and Franklin counties will moderate a forum on Initiative 732 (I-732) on September 30, 2016, at 7:00 PM in the WSU-Tri-Cities East Auditorium, in Richland, WA. I-732 will be on the ballot in Washington in November. If passed, the measure will tax carbon […]
